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martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending a full go-team to investigate the cause of the crash. an airport spokesperson says there are no homes in the area where the plane crashed. the spokesperson describes it as a grassy field. local authorities say no one on the ground was injured, bill. bill: what are we hearing from ups? >> they are trying to assess what's going on as is everyone else. the aircraft was an a-300 cargo jet. it was flying to birmingham from louisville, kentucky. a company spokesperson released a written statement saying quote," we are still assessing t
martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending...
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martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk to us about the homes and commercial properties that are threatened. >> good morning, gregg. the fire is showing 9% containment right now or 8:00%. that number goes up and down as the perimeter is spreading quite a bit. as you can imagine it is a huge area we're working in. gregg: and the evacuations, the homes, the businesses? >> well, basically everything between ketchum, sun valley and hayley, both sides of the road, all those subdivisions are evacuated. there are evacuations north of ketchum as well. and as well as across th
martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk...
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martha. martha: a massive wildfire is now inching closer to an american landmark and this thing is so big that it may be creating its own weather system. maria molina will explain that to us coming up next. bill: it might be the most encouraging milestone yet for sara murnahan and her family. we have the latest news on the lung transplant recipient whose recovery could be complete. let's hope. >> how are you feeling? >> good. >> you look good. sara, your walk today was amazing. love you. >> all right. martha: all right. fox news alert now out of california where the massive rim fire as its is being called is burning so big it is apparently creating its own weather system to a certain extent. while the number of destroyed homes or buildings are relatively few we hope that continues to be the case. some folks say they have to leave almost everything behind because the approaching flames force ad last-minute scramble. >> 15 minutes to be out of our house. so we only got our kids, our animals and
martha. martha: a massive wildfire is now inching closer to an american landmark and this thing is so big that it may be creating its own weather system. maria molina will explain that to us coming up next. bill: it might be the most encouraging milestone yet for sara murnahan and her family. we have the latest news on the lung transplant recipient whose recovery could be complete. let's hope. >> how are you feeling? >> good. >> you look good. sara, your walk today was...
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martha, what's next? martha: u.s. military officials say they are poised and ready to strike in the president decides to take action in syria. we'll look at the claims that the u.s. may not wait for the green light from the international community now. the growing sense military action may be all but guaranteed. [ rob ] our daughter is all kate. same grin, same walk. and the same beautiful hair. [ female announcer ] nice 'n easy. in one step get expert highlights and lowlights. for color they may just think you were born with. [ rob ] i'm a lucky guy. [ female announcer ] with nice 'n easy, get the most natural shade of you. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey,
martha, what's next? martha: u.s. military officials say they are poised and ready to strike in the president decides to take action in syria. we'll look at the claims that the u.s. may not wait for the green light from the international community now. the growing sense military action may be all but guaranteed. [ rob ] our daughter is all kate. same grin, same walk. and the same beautiful hair. [ female announcer ] nice 'n easy. in one step get expert highlights and lowlights. for color they...
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martha. we hear all the time that wildfires can be beneficial for the forest. the flames clearing away the dead dry brush and making room for new vegetation growth. well it turns out that that bright orange fire retardant that we've seen being dropped from some modified dc 10s out here. it doesn't just slow the fire spread but helps repair the ground that has been burned. listen. >> it is not just a chemical. it has fertilization properties to it to help the area grow once it is reactivated with our rains and snow in that area. >> reporter: he says some areas might recover almost immediately. however, martha, we're hearing it could be months, maybe well into winter before this fire is completely out. martha: wow, that's a long time. claudia, thank you very much. so this fire is massive really in more ways than one. the cost to fight it is estimated at $27 million. it is already scorched 288 square miles. give you an idea how big that is, it is about 60 square miles larger than the entire city
martha. we hear all the time that wildfires can be beneficial for the forest. the flames clearing away the dead dry brush and making room for new vegetation growth. well it turns out that that bright orange fire retardant that we've seen being dropped from some modified dc 10s out here. it doesn't just slow the fire spread but helps repair the ground that has been burned. listen. >> it is not just a chemical. it has fertilization properties to it to help the area grow once it is...
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martha? martha: leland, they have proven already they will do that and we saw them break up these two other sit-in areas. now if the muslim brotherhood supporters are planning to basically launch another huge sit-in like this, it feels inevitable that there will be the same kind of clash, does it not? >> reporter: absolutely. it is very difficult to figure out a way that today doesn't end with a lot more people dead in the streets of cairo. already in one of the outlying cities there in egypt where we've also seen protests, although hard to get video and information in, there are at least four people already dead today. we don't know if that was storming a government building or attacking a police check point, that kind of thing. the army there has been very defiant towards the united states. president obama yesterday came out very strongly condemning the army, very much upset how things had gone down in cairo. the army says, that simply 'em boldens violent terrorists. and the president's rem
martha? martha: leland, they have proven already they will do that and we saw them break up these two other sit-in areas. now if the muslim brotherhood supporters are planning to basically launch another huge sit-in like this, it feels inevitable that there will be the same kind of clash, does it not? >> reporter: absolutely. it is very difficult to figure out a way that today doesn't end with a lot more people dead in the streets of cairo. already in one of the outlying cities there in...
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martha. martha: it is so true and we've heard it from some of the biggest unions themselves saying that the 40-hour work week that americans have come to know and love and lived the lifestyle of for decades and decade is truly in jeopardy here. we heard the president talking about health care yesterday, stuart. he said the costs are rising at the smallest rate we've seen in years. so where's the disconnect here? >> well that's accurate. but they are rising. the cost of health carries still rising. it is still going up. and that's before we get these exchanges, before the full implementation of obamacare, when health insurance costs for individuals is likely to go up a great deal more. here's the bottom line, martha. income, down, hours worked, down, and that's affecting those who can least afford it. i would say that the definition of a good job today is not just a job, it is a full-time job and you're not likely to get one. martha: yeah. you know, i mean, it is such a rocky picture, but when
martha. martha: it is so true and we've heard it from some of the biggest unions themselves saying that the 40-hour work week that americans have come to know and love and lived the lifestyle of for decades and decade is truly in jeopardy here. we heard the president talking about health care yesterday, stuart. he said the costs are rising at the smallest rate we've seen in years. so where's the disconnect here? >> well that's accurate. but they are rising. the cost of health carries...
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martha? martha: big, big question. leland, thank you so much. so both sides of course have been accusing each other of using chemical weapons as you just heard leland talking about over the course of the last few months. let's look how we got here. it began in mid-march. syrian state tv and rebel forces blamed each other for a poison attack that reportedly left more than 30 people dead. later an activist network claimed two people died from chemical warfare. internet footage of three people killed on april the 19th showed symptoms of nerve gas. at the end. month witnesses report ad helicopter dropped canisters full of poisonous gas on the town bee hoaxer that one person according to these reports, again the numbers are so difficult to nail down in syria because it is so hard to get in there to verify, that is what the timeline we've seen in the recent months. gregg: fox news alert. this man, major nidal hasan, the fort hood shooter, who killed 13 people and wounded so many others has rested without calling himself to the witness stand and withou
martha? martha: big, big question. leland, thank you so much. so both sides of course have been accusing each other of using chemical weapons as you just heard leland talking about over the course of the last few months. let's look how we got here. it began in mid-march. syrian state tv and rebel forces blamed each other for a poison attack that reportedly left more than 30 people dead. later an activist network claimed two people died from chemical warfare. internet footage of three people...
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martha? martha: well, thanks, bill. there is a growing debate as president obama faces some brand new roadblocks this morning from overseas on the issue of taking military action in syria. but should he get the okay back here at home? he's scheduled to meet with members of congress today, but does he need tear permission? >> presidents have done this consistently. president reagan did it in grenada, president eisenhower did it in lebanon. martha: 100 lawmakers demanding that the president be get approval from congress before doing anything. we're going to talk about that, coming up next. bill: also discouraging reports on a growing west coast wildfire. why it might take months now before this fire is out. >> i have never seen it like this on the lake. we can see all the way to south lake tahoe which is about 18.5 miles away. but as you can see, the visibility's about half a mile. martha: we are back with this fox news alert from northern california now where crews are making slow progress on the massive wildfires burnin
martha? martha: well, thanks, bill. there is a growing debate as president obama faces some brand new roadblocks this morning from overseas on the issue of taking military action in syria. but should he get the okay back here at home? he's scheduled to meet with members of congress today, but does he need tear permission? >> presidents have done this consistently. president reagan did it in grenada, president eisenhower did it in lebanon. martha: 100 lawmakers demanding that the president...
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martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in the army's violent crackdown on pro-morsi, pro-muslim brotherhood protesters, making it one of egypt's deadliest days ever. martha: all that is the backdrop as defense secretary chuck hagel says the united states is working with egyptian security forces to keep all americans who are still in egypt safe. >> protection of americans in egypt, not just only our diplomats but all americans is of the highest priority and and we all, all the american government officials including american military, have been working very closely with the egyptian military and police to assure
martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in...
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martha. martha: there was ongoing investigation into "fast & furious" by the administration. how is that going? >> reporter: the house oversight committee is suing for documents related to the program. the attorney general was cited in contempt for failing to hand them over. all this came to light after the murder. december 2010 after the murder of border agent brian terry. he was shot and killed by illegal immigrants smuggling drugs into the u.s. the "fast & furious" program was shut down after details of death of terry were made public. martha: steve, thank you very much. bill: apparently this was not a joke in missouri in the end. there is more fallout over this rodeo clown. he wore a president obama mask. the head of the rodeo association will no longer have a job. the clown will not have a job. now a day job as school superintendent might be in jeopardy. we can not make this up. martha: goings-on and on. plus it is being called the largest wildfire in the state's history. the race agains
martha. martha: there was ongoing investigation into "fast & furious" by the administration. how is that going? >> reporter: the house oversight committee is suing for documents related to the program. the attorney general was cited in contempt for failing to hand them over. all this came to light after the murder. december 2010 after the murder of border agent brian terry. he was shot and killed by illegal immigrants smuggling drugs into the u.s. the "fast &...
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i'm in for martha maccallum today, and senior u.s. officials say the intelligence is specific, and it points to terrorists setting off surgically-implanted devices. former cia director michael hayden says closing the embassies could be more than just caution. >> well, that's the cost of doing business, and i understand the argument that it seems to, as you say, empower them more than perhaps they're really capable of performing. on the other hand, you have a real danger to americans. you want to be cautious and let me add an additional factor in here, chris, the announcement itself may also be designed to interrupt al-qaeda planning, to put them off stride, to put them on the back foot, to let them know that we're alert and that we're on at least to a portion of this plot line. bill: so that with chris wallace on sunday morning. peter doocy live this morning out of washington. good morning to you. the latest on these threats, what can we report? good morning. >> reporter: bill, lawmakers are alarmed for a reason, because al-qaeda-link
i'm in for martha maccallum today, and senior u.s. officials say the intelligence is specific, and it points to terrorists setting off surgically-implanted devices. former cia director michael hayden says closing the embassies could be more than just caution. >> well, that's the cost of doing business, and i understand the argument that it seems to, as you say, empower them more than perhaps they're really capable of performing. on the other hand, you have a real danger to americans. you...
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martha's got some vaca time with the family. patti ann: i'm patti ann brown in for martha. president obama's last solo news conference, some topics that could come up this time around, his decision to skip a meeting with russian president putin and phony scandals and the economy. bill: chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday, our fox poll that came out yesterday with regard to serious or phony scandals, four of them in a row, benghazi, six -- sorry, 78% say it's serious. nsa, 69%. department of justice and james rosen, 59%. irs, same number at 59%, serious versus phony. how does he handle this now, chris? >> well, it's going to be interesting, because he's definitely going to be asked about it. right after the terror alerts and the decision not to meet with putin that i would ask him, and it's going to be hard because one of the things you'd say is, mr. president, let me give you three scandals here, the irs, the targeting of conservatives, benghazi, the killing of four americans including the first u.s. ambassador in 30-plus years, the targeting of a reporter, the s
martha's got some vaca time with the family. patti ann: i'm patti ann brown in for martha. president obama's last solo news conference, some topics that could come up this time around, his decision to skip a meeting with russian president putin and phony scandals and the economy. bill: chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday, our fox poll that came out yesterday with regard to serious or phony scandals, four of them in a row, benghazi, six -- sorry, 78% say it's serious. nsa, 69%....
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i'm jamie colby in for martha maccallum. the folks in the midst of that fire apparently moved to safety. hundreds of firefighters are battling it. it faces-moving silver fire they're already calling it. it has burned nine square miles since yesterday. 6,000-acres burned, three people hurt. 15 structures torched. folks on the ground say gusty winds, they sure aren't helping. >> we had no place to go. we tried to find someplace safe. we saw several plumes of smoke and then you hear the propane tanks going and then you hear ammunition going. so i don't know if it was just one house that was lost back there or not. it is adrenaline and nerves. then i'm still hoping that our house is okay. that it has gone at least past it and that which can go home tonight. jamie: a lot of hope and a lot of prayers. dominic di-natale live in banning, california. it has been a busy fire season, dominic. anything different about this wing and do they know what caused it? >> reporter: they don't know what caused it but the sheer speed this fire sta
i'm jamie colby in for martha maccallum. the folks in the midst of that fire apparently moved to safety. hundreds of firefighters are battling it. it faces-moving silver fire they're already calling it. it has burned nine square miles since yesterday. 6,000-acres burned, three people hurt. 15 structures torched. folks on the ground say gusty winds, they sure aren't helping. >> we had no place to go. we tried to find someplace safe. we saw several plumes of smoke and then you hear the...
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i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. snowden has been in limbo at the moscow airport since june 20 third. the u.s. wanted russia to send him back home to face prosecution for spilling secrets about the u.s. surveillance program. instead russia granted him a year of asylum. bill: we wonder what is next. greg palkot live in london. there are a lot of rumors that he could go to cuba or venezuela. what is the latest there, greg. >> reporter: hello, bill and heather. by our calculations about an hour 1/2 ago he left his limbo status there at the terminal at the moscow airport. edward snowden the nsa leaker, is now traveling into russia. traveling to an undisclosed location according to his lawyer. indisclosed because of security concerns. he also, we have just learned, traveling with a member of the wikileaks organization, the whistle-blower organization assisting him in all of his various travels. this refugee status allows him to live and work in the country for one year and then, who knows. again, he's been on the move for
i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. snowden has been in limbo at the moscow airport since june 20 third. the u.s. wanted russia to send him back home to face prosecution for spilling secrets about the u.s. surveillance program. instead russia granted him a year of asylum. bill: we wonder what is next. greg palkot live in london. there are a lot of rumors that he could go to cuba or venezuela. what is the latest there, greg. >> reporter: hello, bill and heather. by our...
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i'm jamie colby in today for martha maccallum. rick: nice to be with you, jamie. i'm rick folbaum in for bill hemmer. we're seeing some of the first images of snowden in moskow after he was allowed it leave the airport, his home by the way for the past six weeks, with business back rather, to the camera. we see snowden get into a taxi as he talks to his wikileaks legal team. senator john mccain blasting rush shells giving him asylum. it is a slap in the face of all americans. jamie: chris wallace, anchor of "fox news sunday" is joining to us talk about that. hey, chris. >> how are you, jamie? jamie: good. let me ask you about, what is the impact, based on beltway buzz plus those you talked to of snowden getting to remain there? have we lost all our options to get him back? >> well, for the foreseeable future, yeah, because he has temporary asylum in russia which lasts at least a year. i suppose we can continue to put pressure opt russians but if they wanted to make him get on a plane to come back to face justice in the u.s. they have already done it. so it certain
i'm jamie colby in today for martha maccallum. rick: nice to be with you, jamie. i'm rick folbaum in for bill hemmer. we're seeing some of the first images of snowden in moskow after he was allowed it leave the airport, his home by the way for the past six weeks, with business back rather, to the camera. we see snowden get into a taxi as he talks to his wikileaks legal team. senator john mccain blasting rush shells giving him asylum. it is a slap in the face of all americans. jamie: chris...
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i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. the state department is urging all non-essential personnel to leave yemen after a message was reportedly intercepted from al qaeda about a potential attack. this comes as the agency shuts down embassies and consulates in 19 cities in the middle east and africa for the rest of the week. >> clearly aqap is the most active terrorist organization there and has been the most operationally active affiliate of al qaeda core, but beyond that i'm not going to get into the details about the intelligence about who might behind this threat. heather: senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler is live for us at the white house. wendell, what are we hearing about what specifically triggered the embassy closures? >> reporter: heather, we're hearing it was a call from ayman al-zawahiri, the man who replaced usama bin laden, the leader of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the state department today actually reduced number of emergency personnel at the embassy in sanaa. the pres
i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. the state department is urging all non-essential personnel to leave yemen after a message was reportedly intercepted from al qaeda about a potential attack. this comes as the agency shuts down embassies and consulates in 19 cities in the middle east and africa for the rest of the week. >> clearly aqap is the most active terrorist organization there and has been the most operationally active affiliate of al qaeda core, but beyond that i'm not...
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i'm heather nauert in for martha maccallum today. america's closest ally backing out of a possible coalition. britain voting against military action concluding there wasn't enough evidence who carried out the chemical attack. listen. >> i don't think bashar al-assad should take any comfort in anything we're saying. i think he should be crystal clear knowing that the international community is standing up what he has done against his own people. the u.s. government is going to respond and he and his regime will be held accountable. bill: what do which expect today? the white house says it will release an unclassified intel report on that syrian chemical attack. there was a briefing last night with leading lawmakers. molly henneberg is leading our coverage. has the president spoken to the british prime minister since the vote went against military intervention in parliament last night, molly? >> reporter: the two have been in close consultation in the past week. british prime minister david cameron he expects, quote, president obama un
i'm heather nauert in for martha maccallum today. america's closest ally backing out of a possible coalition. britain voting against military action concluding there wasn't enough evidence who carried out the chemical attack. listen. >> i don't think bashar al-assad should take any comfort in anything we're saying. i think he should be crystal clear knowing that the international community is standing up what he has done against his own people. the u.s. government is going to respond and...
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. >> i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. the charges are sealed. so we don't know who exactly was named. bill: that's right. the justice department says the investigation is a top priority. the republican says the administration is tooking its good ol' time to cover up mistakes the night ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. steve centanni leads our coverage in washington. the charges are what here, steve? >> reporter: we don't know the charges or the names of the accused because the indictment is sealed. we know the indictment did come down. these are the first criminal indictments or the first indictment in the aftermath of the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, an attack as you know that left four americans dead. the justice department is only saying that the ongoing but a u.s. official confirmed for fox news the indictment has been issued. president obama was asked on "the jay leno show" last night whether his reaction to the new terrorist threat might have been an overreaction in the wake of obama, and he said, i'm sorr
. >> i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. the charges are sealed. so we don't know who exactly was named. bill: that's right. the justice department says the investigation is a top priority. the republican says the administration is tooking its good ol' time to cover up mistakes the night ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. steve centanni leads our coverage in washington. the charges are what here, steve? >> reporter: we don't know the charges or the...